Barizo

{{Short description|Fishing town in Spain}} thumb | right | alt=Praia de Barizo | Praia de Barizo '''Barizo''' is a fishing town in the northern part of Spain, specifically along the Costa da Morte in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous region of Galicia. The village is known for its estuarine environment and the Praia de Barizo, a quiet, U-shaped beach with fine white sand, protected by large rocks.[https://www.spain.info/en/search-results/?q=Barizo]

== Economy == Barizo's economy depends mostly on fishing. Conveniently located along the Costa da Morte, Barizo is also dubbed as a resort town. Accommodations in this town are mostly consisted of small hotels offering cheap rates. Barizo is also known as an estuarine site.

== Prestige Oil Spill== Barizo is one of the towns affected by the Prestige oil spill which happened off the Galician coast. Barizo was the most affected town according to a research study done after the Prestige oil spill. The Barizo beach suffered a high amount of Petroleum Hydrocarbon. The fishing industry also suffered a lot.

== Other necessary information== Galician language is widely spoken in the town.

== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091654/http://jeq.scijournals.org/cgi/content/full/33/6/2103?ck=nck Effect of the Prestige Oil Spill on Salt Marsh Soils on the Coast of Galicia (Northwestern Spain)] ''A research study done after the Prestige Oil Spill. It shows the damage incurred not only in Barizo but in other Galician coastal towns.'' * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091608/http://jeq.scijournals.org/content/vol33/issue6/images/large/2103f3.jpeg?ck=nck Pictures of Prestige Oil Spill] ''Barizo beach damage is shown on Images a-d''

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